ok so i might not have the name quite exactly right but i know what it is. it stuck to the die and then the queen side acted as a die for multiple other coins. i am calling it late stage. in some of the first pics you can make out the queens face as well as a letter the a in elizabeth. you can make out the nose and eye clearer in some of the blurred ones. <LI class="postbitlegacy postbitim postcontainer" id=post_1000139>i got it from pocket change years ago. i took the pic alongside a regular 83 for comparison. <LI class="postbitlegacy postbitim postcontainer"> <LI class="postbitlegacy postbitim postcontainer"> anyone know where i can find an 83 late stage brockage with the reverse of the big gouge in this coin???
thank you mike mike, thank you very much for replying to my post.i do have a question though. does an in collar uniface strike have a faint image on the "blank" side that came from the image being pushed through the opposing coin? i did read up on it but it was not clear. anyways i am having horrible problems with my browser and couldn t even edit my posts to add pics that show the faint image better. any ideas on worth?
Your coin was on top when two planchets were struck within the collar. An in-collar uniface strike in which one face is directly struck by the hammer will often show a very faint incuse ghost image of the hammer die design (maple leaves) and an equally faint raised ghost image of the anvil die design (Elizabeth II).
ok... i thought you lost me for a sec. i get it . the "blank" side (reverse?) will have both a raised image of the queen, along with a sunken image of the leaves. that sound right? also is it because there was too much metal in the collar that the edge is raised like that, ( extra material had to go somewhere?) also i noticed an american dime on this forum that you also classified as in-collar uniface strike, and valued it at at least $200. is mine anywhere in the same ballpark?
The presence and strength of the ghost images are variable. But in most cases the "blank" face will show very faint ghost impressions of both designs. The "fin" on the reverse face is indeed the result of increased effective striking pressure generated by the double thickness. Value would be perhaps $100. Just a guess.
thank you very much mike ( my first pro's comments) woohoo hopefully it just means that the coin was interesting enough to be viewed by someone as experienced in the coin world as you.
